New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 12
A district of about 229,000 people, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+23.2 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Rob Clifton (R) · won31.0%
- Alex Sauickie (R) · won30.4%
- Kyler Dineen (D)19.5%
- Freshta Taeb (D)19.0%
Source: New Jersey Division of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every New Jersey General Assembly seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
30 races since 1971. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2023 | |||
| 2025 | Rob Clifton · Alex Sauickie (R) | Kyler Dineen (D) | 10.9 |
| 2023 | Rob Clifton · Alex Sauickie (R) | Paul Sarti (D) | 11.7 |
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2022 special | No winner recorded | Alex Sauickie (R) | — |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Ronald S. Dancer · Rob Clifton (R) | Michael Palazzolla (D) | 15.2 |
| 2019 | Ronald S. Dancer · Rob Clifton (R) | David H. Lande (D) | 12.3 |
| 2017 | Ronald S. Dancer · Rob Clifton (R) | Gene Davis (D) | 7.9 |
| 2015 | Ronald S. Dancer · Rob Clifton (R) | David W. Merwin (D) | 7.6 |
| 2013 | Ronald S. Dancer · Rob Clifton (R) | Lawrence J. Furman (D) | 14.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Ronald S. Dancer · Rob Clifton (R) | William Spedding (D) | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Declan O'Scanlon · Caroline Casagrande (R) | Michelle Roth (D) | 12.2 |
| 2007 | Declan O'Scanlon · Caroline Casagrande (R) | Michael Panter (D) | 0.5 |
| 2005 | Jennifer Beck · Michael Panter (REP) | Declan O'Scanlon (R) | 0.1 |
| 2003 | Michael Panter · Robert Morgan (D) | Michael J. Arnone (R) | 2.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Michael J. Arnone · Clare M. Farragher (R) | Gordon M. Gemma (D) | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Michael J. Arnone · Clare M. Farragher (R) | David M. Lerner (D) | 6.8 |
| 1997 | Michael J. Arnone · Clare M. Farragher (R) | Lillian Harris (D) | 12.0 |
| 1995 | Michael J. Arnone · Clare M. Farragher (R) | Lynn Reich (D) | 10.3 |
| 1993 | Michael J. Arnone · Clare M. Farragher (R) | Lillian Harris (D) | 12.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Michael J. Arnone · Clare M. Farragher (R) | Michael A. Ferguson (D) | 15.6 |
| 1989 | Clare M. Farragher · Michael J. Arnone (R) | Lynn Reich (D) | 1.5 |
| 1987 | John O. Bennett · Clare M. Farragher (R) | Dante J. Massa (D) | 10.4 |
| 1987 special election | Clare M. Farragher (R) | Lynn Reich (D) | 7.9 |
| 1985 | John O. Bennett · Marie A. Muhler (R) | Donald M. Lomurro (D) | 13.5 |
| 1983 | John O. Bennett · Marie A. Muhler (R) | Sally Ann Mollica (D) | 9.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Marie A. Muhler · John O. Bennett (R) | Joseph Meehan (D) | 10.3 |
| 1979 | Richard Vanwagner · William E. Flynn (D) | Robert B. Thaler (R) | 6.4 |
| 1977 | Richard Vanwagner · William E. Flynn (D) | Michael J. Arnone (R) | 7.5 |
| 1975 | Richard Vanwagner · William E. Flynn (D) | Albert E. Allen (R) | 4.6 |
| 1973 | William E. Flynn · Richard Vanwagner (D) | Michael J. Arnone (R) | 10.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | David Friedland (D) | Meyer Kaplan (I) | 15.7 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 12
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 12's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-12 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+25.7 |
| U.S. Senate | R+21.2 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Jersey. The black marker is District 12.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Less dense than 82% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2445% college gradsR+18.6Not up in 2026District 10
42% college gradsR+26.7Not up in 2026District 23
45% college gradsR+9.1Not up in 2026District 13
53% college gradsR+13.5Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET